Calvert School*
Strong Children
CAMPS & EDUCATION
Build A Strong
Future for Israel!
DELIVERING CUTTING-EDGE
EDUCATION TO ISRAEL’S
DIVERSE POPULATION
CLOSING THE
OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR
CHILDREN IN ISRAEL
AMIT CHILDREN
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A Calvert School education is a balance
of tradition and innovation. Whether it’s
greeting the headmaster with a strong hand
shake or compiling their best portfolios,
students are taught the Calvert way.
Friends School of Baltimore*
INSTILLING JEWISH
VALUES IN ISRAEL’S
FUTURE LEADERS
AMIT AMIT enables Israel’s youth to realize their potential and
strengthens Israeli society by educating and nurturing
children from diverse backgrounds within a framework of
academic excellence, religious values and Zionist ideals.
Building Israel. One Child at a Time.
W W W. A M I TC H I L D R E N . O RG
410.482.2223 RobbieP@AMITChildren.org
Goldsmith Early Childhood
Education Center
of Chizuk Amuno Congregation
AGES 18 MONTHS-5 YEARS
CHIZUK AMUNO CONGREGATION
STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT
MARYLAND EXCELS - LEVEL 5
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PJ GOES TO SCHOOL
OF EDUCATIONACCREDITATION
The highest level of achievement!
“School of Excellence”
105 Tuscany Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-243-6054 calvertschoolmd.org
Elizabeth Sutley
esutley@calvertschoolmd.org Chosen for international educator visit.
FALL ENROLLMENT STILL OPEN!
The One and Only Hebrew Immersion Program in Baltimore!
• Unique Child Centered Curriculum • Early & Late Drop Off Options • Enrichment Opportunities: Soccer, Yoga, Gymnastics, Cooking & More!
Michelle Gold, GECEC Director | mgold@chizukamuno.org | 410-486-8642
www.chizukamuno.org/learning/gecec 5114 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210-2021
410-649-3216 friendsbalt.org
Director of Marketing:
Stephanie McLoughlin
smcloughlin@friendsbalt.org Founded in 1784, Friends School of
Baltimore is a private coeducational college
preparatory school serving approximately
800 students in pre-K-12th grade in a Quaker
-based atmosphere of inquiry and respect.
Funding for Educators
Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5008 cjebaltimore.org/grants
info@cjebaltimore.org CJE administers a wide variety of grant
funds that provide financial assistance for
educators and school programs, including
the Congregational School Professional
Development Grant, the Crane Full-Time
Teacher Benefit and the Crane Professional
Development Grants. Contact CJE to learn
how you can apply for one of these grants.
Gan Israel Jewish Day School/
Day Camp
Autism is treatable.
Early intervention
is critical. SCHOOL/ LITTLE LEAVES
THE AUBURN
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www.littleleaves.org Serving families in
the Baltimore/DC Metro Area
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770 Howes Ln.
Columbia, MD 21044
410-740-2424 lubavitchhowardcounty.org
Co-directors: Rabbi Hillel Baron,
Chanie Baron
ganisrael@comcast.net For children through grade 3. Complex
includes Orthodox Congregation Ahavas
Israel and the Lubavitch Center for Jewish
Education. CHABAD
*Denotes Paid Advertiser
Garrison Forest School*
300 Garrison Forest Rd.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-363-1500 gfs.org
Director of Admission and
Financial Aid: Alison Greer
admission@gfs.org 8100 Stevenson Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-8640 ksds.edu
Head of School:
Rabbi Moshe Schwartz
Head of Lower School: Joshua Bender
Head of Middle School: Dr. Robyn Blum
A coeducational, K-8 independent day
school with high academic standards and
a core of Jewish values.
CONSERVATIVE Gerstell Academy*
Mariposa 2500 Old Westminster Pike
Finksburg, MD 21048
410-861-4400 gerstell.org
Vice President: Mary Louque
mlouque@gerstell.org Macks Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5000 cjebaltimore.org/day-schools
info@cjebaltimore.org Gerstell Academy is a co-educational,
non-sectarian, values based leadership
school for students entering pre-K through
Grade 12. Gerstell offers a challenging aca-
demic curriculum along with competitive
athletics. 100% college acceptance rate.
Mariposa Child Success Programs train
adults to help children succeed while
accelerating the development of the
social/emotional competencies that
children need to be successful in life. This
program of building resilience and reduc-
ing stress is reaching hundreds of educators
through the generosity of the Charles
Crane Family Foundation.
Mesivta N’eimus HaTorah
6104 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-585-1664, 610-613-6934
Rabbi Laib Schulman
info@neimushatorah.org ORTHODOX
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
400 Mount Wilson Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-7200 President: Rabbi Sheftel Neuberger
nirc@nirc.edu Institute of higher Jewish education,
comprised of Israel Henry Beren Mechina
High School for Jewish studies with a fully
accredited secular high school; Rabbinical
College, for rabbinical ordination; Teach-
ers’ Institute; and Kollel Avodas Levi Grad-
uate School, authorized to confer master’s
and doctorate degrees in Talmudic law.
ORTHODOX CAMPS & EDUCATION
Garrison Forest School is an independent,
K-12 girls’ school with a coed preschool
and a national and international boarding
program. Since 1910, Garrison Forest has
empowered students to realize their full
potential and live lives of purpose.
Krieger Schechter Day School of
Chizuk Amuno Congregation (KSDS)
IMMEDIATE, DRUG-FREE RELIEF FROM
ABILITIES OT STRESS:
LIGHT SENSITIVITY
& SENSORY
Migraines/Headaches • Dyslexia • Autism
1/12 Brain Injuries • ADD/HD • Anxieties • Lyme Disease
G ERSTELL A CADEMY
Shoshana Shamberg OT, MS, FAOTA, Clinical Director
Professional Development & Services for All Ages
LEADERSHIP • HONOR • COURAGE
Approved for CEUs/PDUs by MSDE, MD Licensing Boards for MSW & OT/OTA
410.358.7269 shoshana@aotss.com
AOTSS.com irlenVLCMD.com
IT’S amazing
WHAT PEOPLE ARE
LOOKING FOR
T FILLER
Selling? 1/12 to the JT’s
Buyers are flocking
Amazing Marketplace.
To advertise, call 410-902-2326.
Gerstell Academy is the area’s pre-eminent leadership school for students entering
Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Gerstell Academy is located on over 250 acres of beautiful
rolling countryside in Carroll County, Maryland, just minutes from I-795 and convenient
to the Baltimore beltway. Gerstell Academy is values based, co-educational, non-sectarian,
with a college preparatory curriculum designed to inspire and motivate students to reach
their full potential in leadership, academics, athletics, and foreign language.
Inquire today about our small class sizes, competitive athletics,
7:1 student teacher ratio, and bus transportation.
Call today for a private tour!
F OLLOW
A L EADER
Now Enrolling!
• FINKSBURG, MD 21048
Visit us at Gerstell.org • 410.861.4400 • 866.861.3300
2500 OLD WESTMINSTER PIKE
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